Seattle has its idiosyncrasies. It’s what makes this city unique. It’s what gives the city its specific “feel.”
In general, we don’t use umbrellas. We’re more a head-down-and-face-the-weather sort of town.
In general, we’re polite and courteous. Drop your wallet and chances are someone will help you retrieve it (9 out of 10 times, according to a Reader’s Digest study). We say good morning and thank you to the bus driver. We rarely honk our horns at each other, except for a polite little “bip” when the guy in front hasn’t noticed the light’s turned green.
And, in general, we don’t jaywalk. As evidence of this, I supply a recent video that shows Seahawks fans waiting for the light to turn green before they cross the street to revel in their team’s recent victory over the Broncos.
Kurt R.A. Giambastiani 